Every pick, every round: Knightmare's AFL phantom draft

Christopher Doerre has been writing phantom drafts and draft profiles since 2009, and also has a longstanding passion for list management. He continues to develop his knowledge as he observes new trends and opportunities within the AFL Draft and recruiting landscape. He can be found at junior games most weekends through the football season, casting his eye over the next generation of AFL stars. He also spends time watching match vision, analysing stats and talking to industry sources to ensure he can offer the most insightful draft analysis.

This year's national draft is one of the most open and mysterious for many years, meaning plenty of questions remain unanswered ahead of Friday night's event in Sydney.

All year, ESPN AFL draft expert Christopher Doerre - aka Knightmare - has attended live games, pored through match vision, analysed the stats and talked to industry sources to ensure he can offer the most insightful analysis.

1 Brisbane - Cameron Rayner
Height, Weight: 187cm, 88kgProfile: Forward who is aggressive, powerful, explosive and unstoppable one-on-one. With time, as endurance builds, is expected to transition more into a midfielder.

2 Fremantle - Adam Cerra
Height, Weight: 186cm, 85kgProfile: Powerful ball-winner through the midfield who possesses class, clean skills and composure. If not for injuries, would be in the conversation for pick No. 1 as arguably this year's best all-around midfielder.

10 Carlton - Lochie O'Brien
Height, Weight: 184cm, 77kgProfile: Arguably the best kick in the draft and this year's most damaging outside player. Line-breaker who if not for niggles that have limited output, may have been a top five selection.

15 Brisbane - Lachlan Fogarty
Height, Weight: 179cm, 75kgProfile: Hard-nosed midfielder who loves to tackle and possesses clean skills. Western's best player in each of his last three games, where he amassed 36 tackles collectively.

16 Western Bulldogs - Nathan Murphy
Height, Weight: 188cm, 84kgProfile: Focused on cricket prior to this year, Murphy has chosen an AFL career. Mobile utility who is effective as either a forward or defender.

17 Richmond - Oscar Allen
Height, Weight: 191cm, 83kgProfile: Undersized key forward who has performed as well as any, leading the Under-18 Championships with 11 goals. Smart on the lead and just as good at ground level.

18 Brisbane - Zac Bailey
Height, Weight: 181cm, 81kgProfile: Speedy midfielder who gets to the right spots at stoppages. Stood out during Under-18 Championships for the Allies.

20 Richmond - Jarrod Brander
Height, Weight: 195cm, 93kgProfile: Talented key position player with the scope to develop at either end. Mobile tall who reads the ball well in flight and is a clean ball user.

21 West Coast - Ryley Stoddart
Height, Weight: 185cm, 74kgProfile: Rebounding defender who uses the ball cleanly from defence and provides run. Will peel off his man at suitable times to take intercept marks.

34 West Coast - Andrew McPherson
Height, Weight: 186cm, 79kgProfile: Composed half-back flanker who is an able stopper and uses the ball cleanly out of defence. Also has capability to push through the midfield.

39 Melbourne - Bayley Fritsch
Height, Weight: 186cm, 82kgProfile: Mature age forward who kicked 42 goals from 19 games in the VFL after struggling with injury in recent years. Possesses scope to develop as a defender with long left foot kick and strong mark.

49 Melbourne - Noah Balta
Height, Weight: 195cm, 95kgProfile: Freakishly athletic key position player. Breaks the lines, possesses rare clearness at ground level and is a strong mark who will take front position in the marking contest.

50 Essendon - Haiden Schloithe
Height, Weight: 184cm, 83kgProfile: Ex-Docker won the Sandover Medal and can play Round 1 as either a midfielder or forward. Has developed contested ball-winning capabilities.

53 Sydney - Dylan Moore
Height, Weight: 176cm, 66kgProfile: Outside running midfielder and forward with clean skills. Starred at national combine in endurance testing and has developed a reputation for running out games strongly.

54 Brisbane - Jack Payne
Height, Weight: 196cm, 96kgProfile: Eligible for Brisbane as an academy selection. Key defender with one-on-one strength and clean ball use out of the back half.

55 Gold Coast - Brayden Crossley
Height, Weight: 198cm, 105kgProfile: Gold Coast Academy ruckman who performed strongly in the NEAFL and Under-18 Championships. Impacts games with his strength and followup work from ruck contest.

65 Essendon - Matthew Day
Height, Weight: 189cm, 79kgProfile: High volume contested ball-winner with composure in traffic and clean skills. Was a promising junior basketball talent which can be seen in his work in traffic.

69 Carlton - Ethan Floyd
Height, Weight: 180cm, 71kgProfile: Speedy outside runner and half-back flanker who takes on the game with his pace. Impressed in the yo-yo test and 2km time trials at the national combine.